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Tornado Warning 34, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Nov 17, 2014, 3:46 AM CST for Calhoun County, Florida. It was in force for 44 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 17, 2014, 3:46 AM CST (09:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 17, 2014, 4:30 AM CST
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Calhoun County, FL
The radar
The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 4:19 AM CST | TORNADO 2 | 3 Ssw Blountstown, FL | NWS STORM SURVEY CONFIRMS LONG-TRACK 22.3 MILE TORNADO PATH THROUGH PARTS OF CALHOUN...LIBERTY...AND GADSDEN COUNTIES. MAX RATING EF2 AT CALHOUN CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION BASED ON SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO CONCRETE BUILDINGS. MAX EST WIND SPEEDS 120-130 MPH. |
| Nov 17, 4:20 AM CST | TORNADO | 3 Ssw Blountstown Airpo, FL | DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS AND PERIMETER FENCE AT CALHOUN CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTE STATE PRISON |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 1:32 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 00:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 73 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 15 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -18 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 649 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 138 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 183 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
511
WFUS52 KTAE 170946
TORTAE
FLC013-171030-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0034.141117T0946Z-141117T1030Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
346 AM CST MON NOV 17 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CALHOUN COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BLOUNTSTOWN...
* UNTIL 430 AM CST
* AT 343 AM CST...A DEVELOPING TORNADO HAS BEEN DETECTED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 21 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BLOUNTSTOWN...OR 17
MILES NORTHEAST OF CALLAWAY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
KINARD...BROAD BRANCH...FRINK...ABE SPRINGS...CLARKSVILLE...
SHARPSTOWN...HUGH CREEK...RED OAK...KENNYS MILL...BLOUNTSTOWN
AIRPORT...CHIPOLA...DURHAM...NETTLE RIDGE...MACEDONIA...HENDERSON
MILL AND SELMAN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! LEAVE MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES FOR SAFER STRUCTURES.
GET TO THE LOWEST FLOOR AND PUT AS MANY WALLS BETWEEN YOU AND THE
TORNADO AS POSSIBLE.
&&
LAT...LON 3059 8506 3054 8498 3048 8500 3047 8499
3045 8500 3044 8500 3045 8498 3042 8504
3041 8502 3039 8502 3037 8504 3036 8503
3020 8531 3028 8539
TIME...MOT...LOC 0947Z 228DEG 38KT 3029 8529
$$
42-DVD3 follow-up statements
633
WWUS52 KTAE 170956
SVSTAE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
356 AM CST MON NOV 17 2014
FLC013-171030-
/O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-141117T1030Z/
CALHOUN FL-
356 AM CST MON NOV 17 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 AM CST FOR CALHOUN
COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA...
AT 352 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR KINARD...OR 17
MILES SOUTHWEST OF BLOUNTSTOWN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
FRINK...ABE SPRINGS...CLARKSVILLE...SHARPSTOWN...HUGH CREEK...RED
OAK...KENNYS MILL...BLOUNTSTOWN AIRPORT...CHIPOLA...DURHAM...NETTLE
RIDGE...MACEDONIA...HENDERSON MILL AND SELMAN
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! LEAVE MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES FOR SAFER STRUCTURES.
GET TO THE LOWEST FLOOR AND PUT AS MANY WALLS BETWEEN YOU AND THE
TORNADO AS POSSIBLE.
&&
LAT...LON 3059 8506 3054 8498 3048 8500 3047 8499
3045 8500 3044 8500 3042 8504 3041 8502
3039 8502 3034 8508 3024 8525 3032 8533
TIME...MOT...LOC 0956Z 228DEG 38KT 3031 8522
$$
42-DVD474
WWUS52 KTAE 171006
SVSTAE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
406 AM CST MON NOV 17 2014
FLC013-171030-
/O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-141117T1030Z/
CALHOUN FL-
406 AM CST MON NOV 17 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 AM CST FOR
NORTHEASTERN CALHOUN COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA...
AT 405 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR ABE SPRINGS...OR 8
MILES SOUTHWEST OF BLOUNTSTOWN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
SHARPSTOWN...RED OAK...KENNYS MILL...BLOUNTSTOWN AIRPORT...CHIPOLA...
DURHAM...NETTLE RIDGE...MACEDONIA...HENDERSON MILL AND SELMAN
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! LEAVE MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES FOR SAFER STRUCTURES.
GET TO THE LOWEST FLOOR AND PUT AS MANY WALLS BETWEEN YOU AND THE
TORNADO AS POSSIBLE.
&&
LAT...LON 3059 8506 3054 8498 3048 8500 3047 8499
3045 8500 3044 8500 3042 8504 3041 8502
3040 8503 3039 8502 3032 8515 3035 8523
TIME...MOT...LOC 1007Z 228DEG 38KT 3038 8513
$$
42-DVD420
WWUS52 KTAE 171014
SVSTAE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
414 AM CST MON NOV 17 2014
FLC013-171030-
/O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-141117T1030Z/
CALHOUN FL-
414 AM CST MON NOV 17 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 AM CST FOR EAST
CENTRAL CALHOUN COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA...
AT 411 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR SHARPSTOWN...OR
NEAR BLOUNTSTOWN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
DURHAM...NETTLE RIDGE...MACEDONIA AND SELMAN
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! LEAVE MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES FOR SAFER STRUCTURES.
GET TO THE LOWEST FLOOR AND PUT AS MANY WALLS BETWEEN YOU AND THE
TORNADO AS POSSIBLE.
&&
LAT...LON 3038 8516 3055 8505 3054 8498 3048 8500
3047 8499 3045 8500 3044 8500 3042 8504
3041 8502 3040 8503 3035 8510
TIME...MOT...LOC 1014Z 228DEG 38KT 3041 8507
$$
42-DVDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 1:26 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 64 min | |
| Nov 17, 1:28 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 92 min | |
| Nov 17, 2:07 AM CST | Freeze Warning | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Gadsden, Holmes, Jackson, Walton and 1 more | 31 hr |
| Nov 17, 2:07 AM CST | Hard Freeze Watch | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 10 more | 24 hr |
| Nov 17, 2:10 AM CST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Bay, Gulf | 35 min |
| Nov 17, 2:19 AM CST | Gale Warning | TAE | 24 hr | |
| Nov 17, 2:35 AM CST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Calhoun, Gulf | 25 min |
| Nov 17, 2:43 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Bay, Walton | 47 min |
| Nov 17, 2:46 AM CST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Bay, Washington | 29 min |
| Nov 17, 3:15 AM CST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Bay, Washington | 30 min |
| Nov 17, 3:41 AM CST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Jackson, Washington | 49 min |
| Nov 17, 3:54 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 51 min | |
| Nov 17, 4:20 AM CST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Calhoun, Gadsden, Liberty | 40 min |
| Nov 17, 4:28 AM CST | Rip Current Statement | TAE | Bay, Gulf, Walton | 5 hr |
| Nov 17, 4:45 AM CST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Gadsden | 45 min |
| Nov 17, 5:07 AM CST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Jackson, Washington | 38 min |
| Nov 17, 5:55 AM CST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Jackson | 50 min |
| Nov 17, 6:52 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 113 min | |
| Nov 17, 7:04 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Holmes, Jackson | 26 min |
| Nov 17, 7:17 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Bay, Walton, Washington | 28 min |
| Nov 17, 7:39 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Holmes, Jackson, Washington | 51 min |
| Nov 17, 7:41 AM CST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Franklin | 49 min |
| Nov 17, 8:00 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Jackson | 45 min |
| Nov 17, 8:23 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 2 hr | |
| Nov 17, 9:55 AM CST | Rip Current Statement | TAE | Franklin | 8 hr |
| Nov 17, 9:56 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 94 min | |
| Nov 17, 12:47 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | TAE | Bay, Calhoun, Gadsden, Holmes, Jackson, Walton and 1 more | 19 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.